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J. Ardys Gallagher
Mar 8, 2015
Ardys (Sprague) Gallagher, 92, died March 8, 2015 at Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg Hospital in Bethlehem, PA. She was born in Roselle Park, NJ and also lived in Westfield, NJ, Myrtle Beach, SC, and Mt. Pocono, PA. She graduated from Roselle Park High School and attended Ohio Wesleyan University. She worked with Brownies and Girl Scouts. Ardys was a secretary before...
Margaret A. Dougherty
Mar 7, 2015
Margaret (Peg) Dougherty, 86, of Bethlehem, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015. She was born in Philadelphia on January 22, 1929; daughter of the late Catherine (Gross) and Vincent McDonough. She was the wife of the late William M. Dougherty; they were married 42 years. Margaret retired from Cedarbrook Nursing Home in Fountain Hill where she worked as a seamstress....
Mary Susa
Mar 4, 2015
Mary Susa, 97, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. She was born January 2, 1918; daughter of the late Joseph and Vilma (Subul) Kuzma. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Hassay in 1958 and her husband, Paul Susa in 1965. Mary was a very dedicated and hard worker, walking to and from the south side...
James J. Martini
Mar 4, 2015
James J. Martini, 56, of Bethlehem, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. He was born September 12, 1958; son of Beryl T. (Holletz) Martini of Bethlehem and the late John J. Martini. Jim is survived by his wife of 29 years, Deborah A. (Gum) Martini. He was a graduate of Liberty High School. Jim worked in the lighting industry...
Paulette M. Balshi
Mar 4, 2015
Paulette (Miklos) Balshi, 65, of Bethlehem, died at home on Wednesday, March 4, 2015; she was surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Allentown on October 22, 1949; daughter of the late Pauline (Keglovits) and Joseph Miklos of Coplay. She was the wife of Stephen J. Balshi. Paulette was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, class of...
Stephen M. Boligitz
Mar 3, 2015
Stephen M. Boligitz, 61, of Wind Gap, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. He was born in Bethlehem, son of the late Helen (Nemeth) and Stephen J. Boligitz. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Lisa Ann (Hornak). He was retired from the Bethlehem Steel after 30 years of employment. After retirement he was employed by...
Miguel A. Torres
Mar 2, 2015
Miguel A. Torres, 78, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, March 2, 2015. He was born August 19, 1936 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico; son of the late Felix Torres and Elvira Santana. Miguel retired after 32 years of service from Bethlehem Corporation. He was a member of Bethlehem Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Carmen...
Fay M. Rubertone
Mar 2, 2015
Fay M. Rubertone, 97, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Bethlehem Twp., died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 2, 2015. She was born in Trenton, NJ, the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Grosso) George. She was the loving wife of Vincent J. Rubertone, they celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary before his death in 2002. Fay worked...
Mardelle Parenti Blume
Mar 1, 2015
Mardelle Parenti Blume, 38, of Bethlehem, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the Temple University Hospital. She was born in Bethlehem; daughter of Nancy (Weaver) Kleckner and Flory “Porky” Parenti. She was the wife of Joe Blume; they married on April 4, 2014. She was a supervisor at Service Master. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Joe,...
Edwin Rivera
Feb 28, 2015
Edwin Rivera, 71, of Bethlehem passed away on Saturday February 28, 2015 at St. Luke Hospital in Allentown. He was born on January 2, 1944 in Puerto Rico, son of the late Faustino and Ramona (Maldonado) Rivera. Edwin was a member of the LifePath community and was always happy which made people around him happy. He made everyones day when...
James E. Dundon
Feb 26, 2015
James E. Dundon, 87, of Bethlehem, passed away at Country Meadows on February 26, 2015 after a long bout with cancer. He was born September 12, 1927 in Baltimore, MD. He was the son of the late James and Sarah Connolly Dundon. James was married to Elizabeth Brady in 1965. He retired from the Bethlehem Area School District after 42...
Clemente Perez
Feb 26, 2015
Clemente Perez, 86, of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday February 26, 2015 at Manor Care Health Services in Bethlehem. He was born on January 10, 1929 in La Vega, Dominican Republic, son of the late Elias and Ana Rita (Pena) Perez. He was the husband of the late Maria (Nunez ) Perez. Clemete was a steel worker for Ansco Wire...
Margaret R. Thistle
Feb 25, 2015
Margaret (Peg) Race Thistle, 84, of Nazareth, PA, went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Moravian Hall Square, surrounded by her three children. Peg was the loving and devoted wife of Raymond A. Thistle, Jr. for 46 years before he passed away in 2000. Born in Schenectady, NY on July 5, 1930, she...
Pauline Teresa Hochella
Feb 25, 2015
Pauline was born to Kosmos and Frances Hofer Deutsch on February 9, 1925 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The wife of William Henry Hochella of Bethlehem to whom she was married on August 2, 1947. Pauline attended Holy Family School and Nazareth High School. A seamstress by trade, she worked for a variety of clothing manufacturers including Josette Manufacturing of Bethlehem. While...
Robert Mark Hartzell
Feb 25, 2015
Loving father, grandfather, uncle and friend, Robert Mark Hartzell, 69, resident of Bridgeville, Delaware died peacefully at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Bob was the beloved husband of the late Rita E. Hartzell and the son of the late Mark and Elizabeth Hartzell. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on February 28, 1945. Bob graduated...
Melvin Becker
Feb 25, 2015
Melvin (Mel) Becker peacefully passed away in Denver, CO, on February 25, 2015 at the age of 90. Mel was born on March 31, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts to Daniel and Anna Becker. Mel attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed additional college-level courses in finance, law and computer science. Mels time was interrupted at MIT as he served as...
Charles Zervos
Feb 24, 2015
Charles Zervos, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. He was born in Wind Gap, PA, the son of the late, John and Mary (Mitchell) Zervos. He was the loving husband to Angela (Papajohn) Zervos. They observed their 46th wedding anniversary before her death in 2003. Charles was employed by Champion Spark Plugs for 27 years. He then...
Donna R. Picht
Feb 24, 2015
Donna Rose Picht, 69, of Allentown, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Born in Bethlehem; she was the daughter of the late Lucia (Tutolo) and Donald Weibel. She was the wife of the late Joseph Picht who died in 1995; they were married 30 years. Donna was employed by the Western Salisbury School District where she worked in the...
Sam J. Spagnola
Feb 23, 2015
Sam J. Spagnola, 89, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born October 18, 1925 in Bangor, PA he was the son of the late Constance (Callie) and Lorenzo Spagnola. He was a loving husband to Katherine (Viglione) Spagnola for 61 years. He proudly served his country as a Broadcast Operator in...
Rui Dacosta
Feb 23, 2015
Rui DaCosta, 63, of Bethlehem, died on Monday, February 23, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Trancozelos, Penalva Do Castelo Portugal the son of the late Manuel and Susana Da Costa. He was the loving husband of 39 years to Maria Armanda DaCosta. Rui worked for Lisbon Contractors and Anrich, Inc. in King of...
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